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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Nov.
2023		 Oct.
2024		 Nov.
2024		 Nov.
2023		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024		 Oct.
2024		 Nov.
2024

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 204,949 205,444 205,521 204,949 205,114 205,222 205,338 205,444 205,521

Civilian labor force

 127,720 127,820 127,617 127,773 127,887 127,939 128,168 127,750 127,686

Participation rate

 62.3 62.2 62.1 62.3 62.3 62.3 62.4 62.2 62.1

Employed

 123,849 123,318 123,117 123,550 123,032 123,049 123,490 122,905 122,830

Employment-population ratio

 60.4 60.0 59.9 60.3 60.0 60.0 60.1 59.8 59.8

Unemployed

 3,871 4,503 4,500 4,223 4,854 4,890 4,677 4,845 4,855

Unemployment rate

 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.8

Not in labor force

 77,229 77,624 77,904 77,177 77,228 77,282 77,171 77,695 77,836

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,627 66,460 66,242 66,695 66,313 66,282 66,385 66,439 66,275

Participation rate

 70.2 70.1 69.9 70.3 70.1 70.0 70.1 70.1 69.9

Employed

 64,660 64,334 64,086 64,559 64,005 63,910 64,114 64,085 63,950

Employment-population ratio

 68.2 67.9 67.6 68.1 67.6 67.5 67.7 67.6 67.5

Unemployed

 1,967 2,126 2,156 2,136 2,308 2,372 2,271 2,354 2,325

Unemployment rate

 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,373 56,687 56,666 56,130 56,529 56,777 56,693 56,426 56,460

Participation rate

 57.8 57.9 57.8 57.5 57.8 58.0 57.9 57.6 57.6

Employed

 54,995 54,936 54,894 54,609 54,583 54,866 54,947 54,583 54,544

Employment-population ratio

 56.4 56.1 56.0 56.0 55.8 56.1 56.1 55.7 55.7

Unemployed

 1,378 1,751 1,772 1,521 1,946 1,911 1,747 1,843 1,916

Unemployment rate

 2.4 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,720 4,674 4,709 4,947 5,044 4,880 5,089 4,885 4,950

Participation rate

 37.7 36.7 37.0 39.5 39.7 38.4 40.0 38.4 38.9

Employed

 4,194 4,049 4,137 4,382 4,444 4,273 4,429 4,238 4,336

Employment-population ratio

 33.5 31.8 32.5 35.0 34.9 33.6 34.8 33.3 34.1

Unemployed

 526 625 572 565 600 607 660 647 614

Unemployment rate

 11.1 13.4 12.1 11.4 11.9 12.4 13.0 13.3 12.4

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,821 35,128 35,161 34,821 35,017 35,053 35,092 35,128 35,161

Civilian labor force

 22,149 22,178 21,938 22,171 22,124 21,984 22,062 22,092 21,953

Participation rate

 63.6 63.1 62.4 63.7 63.2 62.7 62.9 62.9 62.4

Employed

 20,924 20,920 20,588 20,886 20,739 20,639 20,801 20,832 20,556

Employment-population ratio

 60.1 59.6 58.6 60.0 59.2 58.9 59.3 59.3 58.5

Unemployed

 1,225 1,258 1,350 1,285 1,385 1,344 1,262 1,259 1,397

Unemployment rate

 5.5 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.7 6.4

Not in labor force

 12,672 12,950 13,223 12,650 12,893 13,070 13,030 13,037 13,208

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,279 10,360 10,255 10,299 10,370 10,153 10,349 10,339 10,270

Participation rate

 69.1 69.4 68.6 69.3 69.7 68.2 69.4 69.3 68.7

Employed

 9,651 9,790 9,666 9,648 9,681 9,551 9,817 9,754 9,658

Employment-population ratio

 64.9 65.6 64.7 64.9 65.1 64.1 65.8 65.3 64.6

Unemployed

 628 569 589 651 689 602 532 585 612

Unemployment rate

 6.1 5.5 5.7 6.3 6.6 5.9 5.1 5.7 6.0

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,086 11,060 10,974 11,067 11,029 11,084 10,944 10,990 10,951

Participation rate

 63.7 63.0 62.4 63.6 63.0 63.2 62.4 62.6 62.3

Employed

 10,575 10,491 10,336 10,533 10,428 10,474 10,358 10,447 10,298

Employment-population ratio

 60.8 59.7 58.8 60.5 59.5 59.7 59.0 59.5 58.6

Unemployed

 511 569 638 534 601 610 585 543 652

Unemployment rate

 4.6 5.1 5.8 4.8 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.9 6.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 784 759 709 805 725 747 770 763 732

Participation rate

 30.7 28.8 26.9 31.5 27.6 28.4 29.3 29.0 27.8

Employed

 698 639 586 705 630 614 625 632 600

Employment-population ratio

 27.3 24.3 22.2 27.6 24.0 23.4 23.8 24.0 22.7

Unemployed

 85 119 123 100 95 133 145 131 133

Unemployment rate

 10.9 15.8 17.3 12.4 13.1 17.7 18.8 17.2 18.1

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,769 18,107 18,213 17,769 17,971 17,973 17,902 18,107 18,213

Civilian labor force

 11,494 11,808 11,724 11,548 11,814 11,755 11,683 11,862 11,781

Participation rate

 64.7 65.2 64.4 65.0 65.7 65.4 65.3 65.5 64.7

Employed

 11,096 11,344 11,288 11,144 11,383 11,269 11,202 11,393 11,339

Employment-population ratio

 62.4 62.6 62.0 62.7 63.3 62.7 62.6 62.9 62.3

Unemployed

 398 464 436 404 431 486 481 468 442

Unemployment rate

 3.5 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.7 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.8

Not in labor force

 6,275 6,299 6,489 6,221 6,158 6,218 6,219 6,245 6,431

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: December 06, 2024